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Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impacts of Street Art
Patrick Verel
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Description for Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impacts of Street Art
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 78 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 262 x 19. Weight in Grams: 786.
Six case studies, conducted in New York City, Trenton, and Jersey City, explore how graffiti murals are created and what role they play in cities where buffing illegal graffiti is a lucrative business. The author interviewed people affected on a daily basis by the murals at sites around the metropolitan area, including property owners who have welcomed the muralists in hopes that the artwork would serve as a deterrent to vandalism-and provide a more aesthetically pleasing alternative to buffing. This analysis, informed by cultural Marxism and supported by street photography, suggests a radical departure from traditional New York City policy: ... Read more
Six case studies, conducted in New York City, Trenton, and Jersey City, explore how graffiti murals are created and what role they play in cities where buffing illegal graffiti is a lucrative business. The author interviewed people affected on a daily basis by the murals at sites around the metropolitan area, including property owners who have welcomed the muralists in hopes that the artwork would serve as a deterrent to vandalism-and provide a more aesthetically pleasing alternative to buffing. This analysis, informed by cultural Marxism and supported by street photography, suggests a radical departure from traditional New York City policy: ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
786g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348990
SKU
V9780764348990
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About Patrick Verel
Patrick Verel is a veteran journalist with a BS in journalism from St. John's University and an MA in urban studies from Fordham. An avid photographer with bylines in the Stamford Advocate, Augusta Chronicle, and New York Times, he lives in Brooklyn.
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